PR to develop new web based reservation system

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Railways will develop new web-based reservation and ticketing system to improve current reservation system. An official of Pakistan Railways while talking to APP said that through system passengers can reserve on-line tickets. The system would also give information to passengers about on line seat availability. Short Messaging System (SMS) alert for late running trains to passengers will also be future of the system. To a question, he said, the project has been approved and will be implemented in the next fiscal year. He further said computerized reservation has already been introduced at 41 stations/ reservation offices to improve reservation and ticketing.